A selection of published work, with blurbs.
“Running Toward Empty“ (Two-part feature co-authored with Tom Yulsman and published at Climate Central, Jan 18, 2011).
“None of the river basins in the West garner more attention than the Colorado. The waterways of the basin drain nearly 246,000 square miles of territory. They also serve nearly 30 million people in seven states and Mexico, including residents of Los Angeles, Phoenix, Tucson, Las Vegas, Denver, and Albuquerque, and irrigate more than three million acres of crops and pasture. The Colorado River quite literally is the lifeblood of this region. But now, an emerging new reality in the river basin has both scientists and water mangers concerned about the future. It is unfolding thanks to ever-increasing demand for the Colorado’s water, combined with drought — which may become more frequent and severe in the future thanks to climate change from human activities. And so without long-term changes to water use, the challenge of matching supply and demand in an increasingly parched region will only grow more acute.”
“Are Regulators Doing Enough to Prevent Bee Die-Offs?” (New West, March 15, 2011).
“A veteran Colorado beekeeper is challenging the Environmental Protection Agency to remove a widely used pesticide from the market until there’s proof it isn’t contributing to bee die-offs. Is he jumping to conclusions or catching the EPA using flawed science?”
“How Non-Native Shrimp Transformed The Ecosystem at Montana’s Flathead Lake” (New West, Jan. 21, 2011).
“A recent study highlights how the introduction of the opossum shrimp in the 1960s and 1970s created a ripple effect in Flathead Lake that continues today. It’s a thorough survey of how a single wildlife management decision can change an entire ecosystem.”
“Rocky Mountain Wildfires Set to Intensify“ (New West, June 12, 2011).
“A NASA global wildfire model does not cast happy projections for the forests of the West in future. As global temperatures increase and the West becomes drier, fire activity in the region could increase by 30 percent to 60 percent from present day levels by the turn of the century, according to NASA scientist Olga Pechony, who designed the model with colleague Drew Shindell.”
“Climate Change Looms Large for Rare Glacier National Park Bug” (New West, April 18, 2011).
“Number 260 and waiting: the meltwater lednian stonefly and why it’s standing in line for protection.”
“Challenges of a Colorado Local Food Initiative” (New West, May 12, 2011).
“Even in a county that’s largely supportive of local farmers, getting a quarter of your produce locally can be difficult.”
“Healing South Africa’s Ills. Is National Health Insurance the Answer?“ (The Big Issue, July-Aug 2010).
“A furor erupted when government announced its plans to introduce a national health insurance for South Africa, with critics slamming the plan as a pipe-dream that will put an impossible strain on taxpayers. But, with the cost of private health care skyrocketing and the public health system still overburdened, Brendon Bosworth looks at whether a national health insurance scheme could be a viable solution.”
“Testing Time for White Sangomos. Shamans or Charlatans?” (The Big Issue, July 2010).
“It’s no longer that unusual for non-Africans to consult sangomas but some still consider it taboo that white people can become a traditional African healer. Brendon Bosworth visited experts on both sides of the fence to get the full story.”
“Mother City Makeover: Are Homeless People Being Forced Out” (The Big Issue, April-May 2010).
“With less than six weeks until the 2010 FIFA World Cup kickoff, the mother city is in the final throes of an extreme makeover. But does making the city pretty for World Cup visitors mean removing “unsightly” homeless adults and street kids too? Brendon Bosworth investigates.”
“Out in Africa: the Persecution Continues” (The Big Issue, Feb-March 2010).
“There has been a global outcry over Uganda’s anti- homosexuality draft bill. If passed, it could spell life imprisonment for homosexuals or, in some cases, a death sentence. But this is just one piece of an ugly portrait. Africa is a hostile place for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and intersex (LGBTI) people. Brendon Bosworth investigates the rise of homophobia on the continent.”
“Written on the Body: Tattoos Go Mainstream” (The Big Issue, Feb 2010).
“Long gone are the days when tattoos were the sole preserve of vagabonding sailors, white supremacists and hardened criminals. So long gone, in fact, that it’s trite, even a little embarrassing, to mention it.”
“Into Africa“ (February 2010).
“South Africa to Angola. A 6,800-mile trip to explore the wave-rich coast African West Coast, where memories of war still haunt the present.”
“Escape from Agadir. A Letter from Central Morocco.” (June 2009).
“A faint smell of feces rides ahead of the morning breeze, washing up from the river that trickles past my apartment and sullying the crisp air. Romantic visions of the sweet smell of saffron percolating with the shrill hail of morning prayers have long been forgotten.”
“Shaun Thomson: Bustin’ Down the Door” (December 2008).
“The extraordinary life and times of South Africa’s surfing Revolutionary.”
